Question icon
Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Why is C6H5-CH(NH2)-CH(CH3)2 named as 1-amino-2-methyl-1-phenylpropane ????

I thought the name wud end with the suffix -amine since -NH2 group is the functional group but why is amino written here???

Help me !!!

Pls i will approve the ans anyway help me aieee approaching n givin me the spine chills !!!

Profile image of Geoffrey Richards
15 Years agoGrade 12
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of vikas askiitian expert
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

rule 1 - if the carbon chain attached to a cyclic hydrocarbon & contains equal or more number of carbon atoms present in

       cyclic ring then ring is treated as substituent ...

rule 2 - number will start in such a manner so that functional group gets least number ...

 

here in this example according to rule 2 - benzene ring is treated as substituent  &  numbering is done so that amino group(NH2) gets least number ...NH2 functional group...